[Elecraft] K3: Yaesu copies K3's design

[Ross Primrose]

Which Yahoo group???

73 Ross N4RP

juergen piezo wrote:
> Hi 
>
> It looks like Yaesus new  FT5000 has copied the  K3's architecture
>
> The K3 will be getting a serious  run for its money in the next few months. Yaesu looks like it has  done some serious competition analysis.
>
> Features...
>
> 9 mhz IF
> Not up conversion
> Narrow roofing filters
> 99 db 3rd dynamic range +25dbm 3rd order intercept point @ 1khz
> 200 watts, 75 Class A
> 300 hz roofing filter.
> MP and FT5KD version 
> Bandscope and many other features
>
>  It looks like Yaesu have taken the K3's performance ideals and put it 
> into a bigger box. The brochure is on the yahoo groups web page for those interested.
>
> This radio is going to be very popular because it seems that a lot of the criticism of the K3's  apparent failings  seem to have been corrected in the new Yaesu FT5K design
>
> All very interesting
> ...
>
> John
>   


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